Weird projects and investments by Seattle billionaires

August 17, 2011

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Allen's not the only local rich guy with space on the mind. Jeff Bezos has his own space venture, Blue Origin, which works on reusable spacecraft. Then there's Moon Express, a private venture co-founded by Naveen Jain. Jain founded Intelius, a Bellevue-based company that specializes in background checks and identity theft protection. Moon Express was selected by NASA last year for part of a $30 million grant for developing vehicles for landing on the moon.

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Allen's not the only local rich guy with space on the mind. Jeff Bezos has his own space venture, Blue Origin, which works on reusable spacecraft. Then there's Moon Express, a private venture co-founded by Naveen Jain. Jain founded Intelius, a Bellevue-based company that specializes in background checks and identity theft protection. Moon Express was selected by NASA last year for part of a $30 million grant for developing vehicles for landing on the moon.